Abstract This paper analyzes the orientation towards sustainable investment by global sovereign wealth funds (henceforth SWFs) over last two decades. Our data analysis reveals that 5 years, there has been a noticeable uptick in investing along Sustainable Development Goals SDGs) SWFs. From 2018 onwards, momentum building climate and energy, especially deal value. We also see agriculture come to...

This paper examines the transformational shifts in investment strategies of sovereign wealth funds. It analyzes basic theory funds and justifies need for its development. identifies similarities distinguishing features Four types are characterized, key requirements their management system clarified. Analysis results changing capital among world’s largest since start Covid-19 pandemic given. Mar...

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have been significantly and uniquely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. From March 2020 to December 2021, governments around world withdrew over US$ 211 billion from their books “invited” them bailout different sectors businesses, most notably, state-owned airlines. However, some SWFs were also able pursue opportunities overseas, grew assets under management tremen...

This research focuses on who controls shareholder’s wealth maximization and how does this affect firm’s performance in publicly quoted non-financial companies in Nigeria. The shareholder fund was the dependent while explanatory variables were firm size (proxied by log of turnover), retained earning (representing management control) and dividend payment (representing measure of shareholders cont...

Banks are growing ever larger compared to their national economies. We show that increases in relative bank size (measured as a bank’s liabilities divided by national GDP) are linked to banks displaying higher tail risk. This effect is not entirely due to risk channels that disproportionately expose relatively large banks to systematic tail risks, sovereign risks, or banking crises. Instead, we...